8/14/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Royal Air Force cadets from Scotland and Northern Ireland get a close-up view of an A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 81st Fighter Squadron during their tour inside Hangar 1 here Aug. 13. The cadets toured the 52nd Fighter Wing to better understand the various base organizations and their importance to the U.S. and NATO missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)

8/14/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Royal Air Force cadets from Scotland and Northern Ireland pose for a group photo in front of an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 480th Fighter Squadron inside Hangar 1 here Aug. 13. The cadets toured the 52nd Fighter Wing to better understand the various base organizations and their importance to the U.S. and NATO missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)

8/14/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Capt. James Schmidt, left, 81st Fighter Squadron pilot, talks with Royal Air Force cadets about the mission of the 81st FS’s A-10 Thunderbolt II inside Hangar 1 here Aug. 13. The cadets toured the 52nd Fighter Wing to better understand the various base organizations and their importance to the U.S. and NATO missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)

8/14/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Royal Air Force cadets from Scotland and Northern Ireland line up to view the cockpit of an 81st Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II inside Hangar 1 here Aug. 13. The cadets toured the 52nd Fighter Wing to better understand the various base organizations and their importance to the U.S. and NATO missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)

8/14/2012 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Staff Sgt. Aaron Otero-Bunker, 52nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, talks to Royal Air Force cadets from Scotland and Northern Ireland about the mission of the air traffic controllers during a tour of the 52nd Fighter Wing Control Tower here Aug. 13. The cadets toured the 52nd Fighter Wing to better understand the various base organizations and their importance to the U.S. and NATO missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Davis/Released)